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Fangyi Cheng1, Jing Liang, Zhanliang Tao

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Advanced rechargeable battery materials are crucial for efficient energy storage in devices, electric vehicles, and smart grids. This review covers progress in lithium-ion, nickel-metal hydride, and other battery types, focusing on material performance and reaction optimization.

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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Electrochemistry
  • Energy Storage

Background:

  • Growing demand for efficient rechargeable batteries across diverse applications like consumer electronics, electric vehicles, and grid storage.
  • Battery performance is critically dependent on the thermodynamics and kinetics of electrochemical reactions within cell components (anode, cathode, electrolyte, separator).
  • Significant research efforts over the past decade have focused on enhancing battery capacity, energy/power density, safety, cycle life, response time, and cost.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review recent advancements in functional materials for prevalent rechargeable battery technologies.
  • To highlight research focused on optimizing material properties and electrochemical processes for improved battery performance.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of recent progress in functional materials for rechargeable batteries.
  • Focus on research related to ionic/atomic/molecular transport, electron transfer, and surface/interface optimization.
  • Examination of material and device innovations for regulating electrochemical reactions.

Main Results:

  • Progress in functional materials for lithium-ion, nickel-metal hydride, lead-acid, vanadium redox flow, and sodium-sulfur batteries is discussed.
  • Key research areas include optimizing diffusion, transport, electron transfer, and surface/interface characteristics.
  • Developments aim to enhance the overall performance and efficiency of rechargeable battery systems.

Conclusions:

  • Continued innovation in functional materials is essential for meeting the increasing demands for high-performance rechargeable batteries.
  • Optimizing material properties and electrochemical processes is key to advancing battery technology for various applications.
  • The review provides insights into current research trends and future directions in rechargeable battery materials science.